Tamworth council moves ahead with takeover submission

Tamworth City Council has agreed to go ahead with the preparation of a submission aimed at taking over parts of the adjoining Parry Shire.

The council has asked that the report be submitted to a meeting as soon as possible.

The move follows a request by NSW Local Government Minister Tony Kelly for the city council to submit plans for boundary extensions, or even amalgamation.

The council says it will not press for total amalgamation, but is expected to seek the extension of boundaries to take in Moor Creek and Kootingal, and possibly some other areas that are thought to have an affinity with the city.

However, Parry Shire is contending that if the city council takes such rate-bearing areas, it will lead to amalgamation by stealth.

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